Comments on: HEY MASSIVELY http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/ Random Comments About Games and Tractors Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:21:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Guido http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17305 Guido Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:28:17 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17305 It's easy: I don't read RSS feeds with ads. Leaves plenty of content to digest still :) It’s easy: I don’t read RSS feeds with ads. Leaves plenty of content to digest still :)

]]> By: MMOG Nation » Massively’s RSS Feed http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17315 MMOG Nation » Massively’s RSS Feed Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:14:16 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17315 [...] First commented on by Scott and now a subject of some discussion in twitter over a whole other sort of ad, Massively’s RSS feed has been a subject of much facepalmery on my part in the last week. As a commercial site Massively is beholden to elements over which we are just not in control. The RSS feed, how its ultimately used, and what elements of it we can tweak, are one of those things. [...] [...] First commented on by Scott and now a subject of some discussion in twitter over a whole other sort of ad, Massively’s RSS feed has been a subject of much facepalmery on my part in the last week. As a commercial site Massively is beholden to elements over which we are just not in control. The RSS feed, how its ultimately used, and what elements of it we can tweak, are one of those things. [...]

]]> By: Pig http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17314 Pig Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:27:11 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17314 We share in the general frustration with Massively as well. I'm noticing this trend, among some gaming sites, toward becoming overly-commercial or "monetized". They also don't credit other sites properly (or at all). It all bugs. One of the problems might be their hiring of assembly-line typists instead of MMO gamers. We only hire actual, dyed-in-wool MMO geeks, and it really makes a huge difference. There is the occasional grammatical error, but the content they produce is a lot funnier, quirkier, and more entertaining. For that kind of content, I'll put up with the occasional typo. I've been noticing this trend with other gaming sites. As the industry expands, it's becoming more commercial. At gamer-cons, you regularly run into journalists who have no interest whatsoever in gaming, and some who openly mock MMO fans, but they're there because they are getting paid. (If we ever become that way, someone stop me in the hallway at PAX and punch me right in the face, k?) Pig www.WanderingGoblin.com We share in the general frustration with Massively as well. I’m noticing this trend, among some gaming sites, toward becoming overly-commercial or “monetized”. They also don’t credit other sites properly (or at all). It all bugs.

One of the problems might be their hiring of assembly-line typists instead of MMO gamers. We only hire actual, dyed-in-wool MMO geeks, and it really makes a huge difference. There is the occasional grammatical error, but the content they produce is a lot funnier, quirkier, and more entertaining. For that kind of content, I’ll put up with the occasional typo.

I’ve been noticing this trend with other gaming sites. As the industry expands, it’s becoming more commercial. At gamer-cons, you regularly run into journalists who have no interest whatsoever in gaming, and some who openly mock MMO fans, but they’re there because they are getting paid. (If we ever become that way, someone stop me in the hallway at PAX and punch me right in the face, k?)

Pig
http://www.WanderingGoblin.com

]]> By: Sylvia http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17313 Sylvia Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:42:20 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17313 I'm not on your list. :( TBH, I dropped Massively because of their overlinking. Every article is full of self-referring links for any keyword that could possibly relate to a category. I'd click through hoping to find details find myself in a Massively directory of vaguely related articled. Bleah. I’m not on your list. :(

TBH, I dropped Massively because of their overlinking. Every article is full of self-referring links for any keyword that could possibly relate to a category. I’d click through hoping to find details find myself in a Massively directory of vaguely related articled. Bleah.

]]> By: Whaledawg http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17312 Whaledawg Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:41:49 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17312 I give no promises of this pipe, but here you go: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=Dg2vTram3RGwm_Wz_g6H4A&_render=rss Put that in your reader and you should get the full feed ad free. I give no promises of this pipe, but here you go:
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=Dg2vTram3RGwm_Wz_g6H4A&_render=rss

Put that in your reader and you should get the full feed ad free.

]]> By: Wagner James Au http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17311 Wagner James Au Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:23:17 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17311 OMFG I saw this screenshot of Bloglines *in* Bloglines, and my head sploded. OMFG I saw this screenshot of Bloglines *in* Bloglines, and my head sploded.

]]> By: Apache http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17310 Apache Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:18:16 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17310 RSS feeds are so 2006 ;) RSS feeds are so 2006 ;)

]]> By: yunk http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17309 yunk Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:57:36 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17309 I think the following favorites links are actually porn: "... to play" "... Ass Life" I think the following favorites links are actually porn:

“… to play”
“… Ass Life”

]]> By: Bonedead http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17308 Bonedead Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:28:36 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17308 @6: Hey buddeh :p Smooches @6: Hey buddeh :p

Smooches

]]> By: Ghiest http://brokentoys.org/2008/10/30/hey-massively/comment-page-1/#comment-17307 Ghiest Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:17:02 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/?p=3099#comment-17307 I recently taken Massively off my feed, 1 because it just recycles everyone elses content as it's own, but the standard of writing is akin to ... well my blog lol. I recently taken Massively off my feed, 1 because it just recycles everyone elses content as it’s own, but the standard of writing is akin to … well my blog lol.

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